The  Needs 

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of  the 

Foreign  Mission  Board 


NOTE.  The  figures  given  for  the 
amount  needled  to  send  out  mis¬ 
sionaries  include  not  only  the  sala¬ 
ries  but  equipment,  outgoing  ex¬ 
penses,  language  study  and  house 
rent  for  the  first  year.  Please  bear 
this  in  mind  in  examining  the  in¬ 
closed  needs  for  missionaries. 


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THE  NEEDS 


of  the 


FOREIGN  MISSION  BOARD 


By  THE  SECRETARIES 


Foreign  Mission  Board 
Southern  Baptist  Convention 
Richmond,  Virginia 


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An  Exhibit  and  Why  It  Is  Made 

THE  Foreign  Mission  Board  submits  herewith  certain  itemized 
needs  of  the  work  which  has  been  committed  to  its  care.  We 
have  tried  to  set  down  honest  figures  for  actual  needs,  and  have 
made  as  careful  estimates  as  we  can  of  the  amount  of  money,  in 
American  gold,  that  will  be  required  to  take  care  of  these.  The 
items  for  all  the  fields  were  listed  after  diligent  surveys  were  made 
and  may  be  accepted  as  reliable.  They  are  vouched  for  by  the  Board 
and  the  missionaries  on  the  fields.  We  do  not  believe  that  there  is  a 
fictitious  figure  put  down  for  any  field.  The  items  represent  some 
of  the  accumulated  needs  of  a  great  and  manifold  work  which  has 
had  to  wait  long  on  the  denomination  for  adequate  equipment  and 
reenforcement.  We  do  not  believe  that  the  denomination  has  yet 
realized  how  it  has  failed  to  keep  up  with  the  necessities  of  its  Foreign 
Mission  work. 

As  a  help  to  an  intelligent  and  sympathetic  study  of  these  items, 
brief  but  careful  annotations  of  them  have  been  made. 

It  will  be  noted,  too,  that  the  needs  of  the  present  work  and  of 
the  new  fields  which  we  ought  to  enter  at  once  are  separated  in  the 
lists  given. 

These  items  and  estimates  are  thus  carefully  made  and  placed  in 
the  hands  of  the  messengers  of  the  Convention  to  furnish  them  a 
rational  and  practical  basis  upon  which  to  make  a  program  for  the 
care  of  this  great  work.  The  Foreign  Mission  Program  which  this 
Convention  makes  should  be  based  on  a  knowledge  of  actual  needs 
and  not  on  any  sentiment,  and  must  be  made  large  enough  to  provide 
for  such  needs.  We  ask  for  a  careful  examination  of  what  we  have 
been  at  pains  to  prepare  for  the  guidance  of  the  messengers  in  their 
deliberations. 

A  careful  list  of  the  needs  of  all  fields  is  presented  in  order  that 
( i )  provision  may  be  made  for  all  fields  and  stations  alike  with  the 
utmost  impartiality;  that  (2)  if  the  Convention  attempts  to  provide 
for  these  necessities,  individuals,  churches,  missionary  societies,  Sunday 
schools,  etc.,  may  select  from  these  objects,  which  represent  the  most 
urgent  needs  of  the  work,  such  as  appeal  to  them;  and  that  (3)  the 
leaders  at  home  and  the  missionaries  on  the  field  may  combine 
their  appeal  for  the  same  objects  and  in  support  of  the  Convention’s 
program.  The  missionaries  have  helped  to  catalogue  these  needs 
and  have  agreed  to  confine  appeals  to  the  home  constituency  to  such 
objects  as  have  been  approved  by  the  missions  and  the  Board. 


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If  the  Convention  decides  to  make  provision  for  these,  the  Board 
will  recommend  them  to  contributors  for  their  gifts  and  for  individual 
adoption  where  donors  request  that  specific  objects  be  assigned  them. 
If  the  Board  can  have  the  cooperation  of  all  the  missionaries  and  all 
contributors  in  accordance  with  the  agreement  that  all  contributions 
are  to  apply  to  approved  objects  only,  we  shall  be  able  to  administer 
the  work  with  impartiality  for  every  missionary  and  with  a  view  to 
greatest  need  and  the  welfare  of  the  work  as  a  whole.  For  the  present 
these  needs  are  stated  for  the  benefit  of  the  Convention. 

No  one  but  Southern  Baptists  will  provide  for  the  needs  which  are 
here  given.  Therefore,  we  call  upon  the  Convention  to  give  them 
careful  consideration  and  to  make  a  program  which  is  big  enough  to 
care  for  these  needs.  Besides  these  needs  which  the  missionaries 
feel  keenly,  there  are  many  others,  and  there  is  room  for  indefinite 
and  unlimited  expansion  in  fields  of  inviting  opportunity  and  saddest 
destitution  if  Southern  Baptists  can  be  induced  to  furnish  the  money 
and  men  and  women  can  be  found  to  enter  them. 

The  Foreign  Mission  Board  feels  that  it  is  discharging  a  respon¬ 
sibility  to  the  Convention  which  appoints  it,  and  the  constituency  which 
supports  it,  when  it  thus  lays  the  facts  about  its  work  before  them. 
The  Board  assumes  no  right  to  make  a  program  for  Southern  Bap¬ 
tists,  but  it  does  acknowledge  its  duty  to  furnish  the  denomination 
information  concerning  that  department  of  the  work  with  which  it  is 
particularly  charged. 

We  invite  correspondence  concerning  any  object  which  is  here 
listed. 

J.  F.  Love, 

Corresponding  Secretary. 


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AFRICAN  MISSION 

PROPERTY  NEEDS 

Residence  for  Missionary ,  Abeokuta 
$2,500 

When  the  Pinnocks  return  to  Abeokuta  in  the  summer  of  1919, 
they  will  have  no  house  in  which  to  live.  They  will  be  forced  to  rent 
quarters,  which  is  a  very  serious  proposition  for  a  missionary  in  that 
climate.  This  building  ought  to  be  provided  at  once. 

Enlargement  Girls’  School,  Abeokuta 
$3,000 

The  Judson  Centennial  is  to  provide  a  dormitory  for  the  Girls’ 
School  at  Abeokuta.  The  rapid  progress  of  this  institution  has  made 
it  necessary  for  us  to  provide  for  it  still  another  building.  This  is 
our  one  school  for  girls  in  Nigeria  and  should  be  developed  into  the 
highest  efficiency. 


Baptist  Boys’  Academy,  Ocbomoso,  Africa 

(This  School  Needs  a  Building) 


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Missionary  Residence,  Oyo 
$2,500 

Missionary  George  Sadler  will  soon  be  returning  to  his  work  in 
Oyo  and  must  have  a  house  in  which  to  live. 

Residence  for  Evangelistic  Missionary,  Ogbomoso 

$2,500 

Another  evangelistic  missionary  family  is  to  be  sent  to  Ogbomoso 
to  look  after  the  evangelistic  work  in  that  vast  field.  There  is  no  house 
in  which  he  can  live.  We  must  build  him  one. 

Building  for  Boys’  Academy,  Ogbomoso 
$5,000 

The  growth  of  the  Boys’  Academy  at  Ogbomoso  has  been  a  source 
of  great  encouragement.  It  grew  in  spite  of  the  fact  that  it  had 
practically  no  equipment.  More  land  has  been  acquired  and  it  is 
necessary  to  provide  a  good  building  in  which  the  work  of  the  school 
can  be  carried  on.  It  is  our  leading  boys’  school  in  Africa.  This  is 
an  important  and  urgent  need. 

Residence  for  Vice-Principal  of  our  Theological  Seminary,  Ogbomoso 

$2,500 

Another  man  is  to  be  sent  to  Ogbomoso  to  help  in  the  Theological 
Training  School.  He  must  not  be  put  into  one  of  the  native  houses. 
There  is  no  missionary  residence.  One  must  be  provided  for  him. 

Residence  for  Evangelistic  Missionary,  Iseyin 

$2,500 

The  Mission  has  decided  to  place  in  this  important  city  a  mission¬ 
ary.  It  is  a  most  inviting  field.  The  missionary  cannot  be  sent  unless 
a  house  is  provided  for  him. 

High  School  Property,  Lagos 
$30,000 

Lagos  is  the  greatest  port  city  on  the  West  Coast  of  Africa.  Our 
work  has  grown  in  that  city  and  vicinity,  even  though  we  have  not 
had  a  foreign  missionary  located  there  for  many  years.  Native  self- 
support  has  developed  nicely.  It  affords  a  most  unusual  opportunity 
for  a  Boys  High  School.  It  would  draw  students  from  hundreds  of 


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millions  up  and  down  the  Coast  and  from  far  interior.  The  money 
requested  would  be  used  as  follows: 

For  remodeling  the  present  school  building  for  a 

Primary  Department . $5,000 

Lot  and  building  for  the  FTigh  School .  25,000 

NEW  MISSIONARIES 

Family  for  evangelistic  work,  Ogbomoso . $2,900 

Trained  Nurse,  Ogbomoso .  1,550 

Family  for  Theological  School,  Ogbomoso .  2,900 

Single  woman  for  Woman's  Work,  Oyo .  1,450 

Family  for  school  at  Lagos .  2,900 

Family  for  evangelistic  work,  Iseyin .  2,900 


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ARGENTINE  MISSION 

PROPERTY  NEEDS 

Church  Building,  Rosario 
$1,000 

Three  thousand  dollars  has  been  provided  out  of  the  Judson  Cen¬ 
tennial  for  this  building,  and  the  church  is  laboring  heroically  to  sup¬ 
plement  the  amount.  The  $1,000  here  requested  is  urgently  needed  to 
complete  the  building.  When  the  building  is  finished  the  church  will 
be  practically  self-supporting. 

Building  for  Once  Church,  Buenos  Aires 
$30,000 

A  good  building  lot  upon  which  there  is  an  indebtedness  of  $5,000 
has  been  secured.  The  amount  paid  on  the  lot  was  furnished  by  the 
Judson  Centennial.  On  this  lot  was  a  barn  which  has  been  remodeled 
for  the  use  of  the  church.  Surely,  in  the  largest  city  in  South  America 
the  Baptist  cause  should  not  be  represented  by  a  remodeled  barn  as 
a  church  house.  Never  until  we  have  a  building  in  keeping  with  our 
surroundings  can  we  hope  to  impress  the  community  as  we  should. 
Five  thousand  dollars  is  needed  to  complete  the  payments  on  the  lot 
and  $25,000  to  aid  the  church  in  erecting  a  good  church  building. 

Theological  Training  School  Building,  Buenos  Aires 

$12,500 

In  Argentina,  as  in  all  other  countries,  we  must  train  our  preachers, 
if  we  expect  to  have  an  effective  native  ministry.  The  $12,500  re¬ 
quested  here  would  give  our  Theological  Training  School  modest  but 
comfortable  quarters  in  which  to  do  the  great  work  it  is  called  upon 
to  do.  The  school  is  small,  but  growing. 

Land  and  Building  for  High  School,  Buenos  Aires 

$25,000 

As  the  Bible  School  is  necessary  for  the  theological  training  of 
our  ministerial  students,  so  the  high  school  is  necessary  for  their  lit¬ 
erary  training.  The  high  school  is  needed  also  for  the  training  of  our 
laymen.  It  is  necessary  to  have  the  amount  here  named,  over  and 
above  the  $10,000  provided  by  the  Judson  Centennial  Fund. 


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Building  for  Southwest  Church,  Buenos  Aires 

$15,000 

The  Judson  Centennial  will  provide  a  lot  for  this  church,  and 
money  is  very  urgently  needed  for  the  erection  of  the  building. 
Buenos  Aiires  is  a  city  of  more  than  a  million  people,  and  if  we  expect 
to  make  an  impression  on  it  we  must  get  out  of  rented  stores  and 
erect  buildings  that  are  fitted  for  the  work.  The  Southwest  Church 
is  prospering  beautifully  and  greatly  needs  the  amount  requested. 

Boys’  Academy  Building,  Rosario 
$5,000 

It  will  be  necessary  for  us  to  build  in  several  centers  in  Argentina 
schools  of  the  Grammar  School  grade,  from  which  will  come  students 
who  will  enter  the  High  School  in  Buenos  Aires.  One  of  these  Acad¬ 
emies  should  be  established  at  Rosario. 

Church  Building,  Mendoza 
$5,000 

Mendoza,  on  the  western  edge  of  Argentina,  is  a  very  important 
city.  Our  work  there  is  prospering,  but  is  in  critical  need  of  respec¬ 
table  and  efifective  quarters  in  which  to  do  its  work.  The  sum  re¬ 
quested  is  very  modest.  This  amount  will  secure  land  and  provide 
a  building  through  the  aid  the  natives  will  render. 

Church  Building,  Montezndeo 

$20,000 

Montevideo  is  the  capital  of  Uruguay  and  is  a  city  of  first  im¬ 
portance.  The  Judson  Centennial  will  provide  the  lot  for  the  build¬ 
ing,  but  the  church  will  have  to  have  the  aid  here  requested  in  order 
to  enable  it  to  provide  itself  with  a  church  house.  In  this  up-to-date 
and  beautiful  city  we  ought  to  have  a  worthy  church  home. 

NEW  MISSIONARIES 


Family  for  Cordoba . $3,600 

Family  for  High  School,  Buenos  Aires .  3,600 

Family  for  general  evangelistic  work .  3,600 

Family  for  Uruguay .  3,600 


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NORTH  BRAZIL  MISSION 

PROPERTY  NEEDS 

Church  Building  Loan  Fund 
$3, ooo 

The  missionaries  of  North  Brazil  have  been  greatly  encouraged 
over  the  response  the  natives  have  made  to  the  advantages  offered 
by  the  Church  Building  Loan  Fund  organized  by  that  Mission.  With 
the  amount  here  requested,  if  given  as  capital  to  this  fund,  it  will 
enable  many  a  church  to  erect  its  own  building. 

Residences  for  Missionaries 
$32,000 

The  Board  has  never  built  residences  for  its  missionaries  in  North 
Brazil.  They  have  been  compelled  to  live  in  rented  quarters  or  in 
cramped  quarters  in  school  buildings.  In  that  hot  and  trying  climate 
they  ought  to  have  buildings  erected  with  a  view  to  conserving  their 
health  and  strength.  Besides  this,  rents  are  excessively  high.  It 
would  be  a  great  saving  if  residences  could  be  provided  for  all  our 
missionaries  in  North  Brazil.  Four  residences,  at  a  cost  of  $5,000 
each,  are  needed  at  Pernambuco;  two  residences,  at  a  cost  of  $5,000 
each,  should  be  erected  at  Bahia,  and  one  residence  at  Corrente,  far 
in  the  interior,  should  be  erected,  at  a  cost  of  $2,000. 


Agua  Branca  Baptist  Church,  North  Brazil 

(Illustrating  the  Need  of  Loan  Fund) 


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School  Property  at  Bahia 
$15,000 

The  present  quarters  in  which  the  school  is  located  are  not  suit¬ 
able  for  school  purposes.  The  building  was  erected  for  a  residence 
and  is  on  the  side  of  a  bluff.  The  school  should  be  moved  to  a  dif¬ 
ferent  part  of  the  city  and  put  into  quarters  that  would  render  its 
work  much  more  efficient.  Such  a  move  would  bring  the  school  very 
much  closer  to  its  supporting  constituency. 

NEW  MISSIONARIES 


Family  for  educational  work,  Bahia . $3*55° 

Family  for  evangelistic  work,  Para .  3,550 

Single  woman  to  teach  English  in  Pernambuco ...  1 ,775 


SOUTH  BRAZIL  MISSION 

PROPERTY  NEEDS 

Church  Building  Loan  Fund,  Rio  Grande  do  Sul  Field 

$2,500 

During  the  eight  years  in  which  he  has  been  located  in  the  Rio 
Grande  do  Sul  State,  Missionary  Dunstan  has  made  wonderful  prog¬ 
ress  in  developing  the  churches  in  self-support  and  in  providing  their 
own  church  buildings.  The  Church  Building  Loan  Fund  requested 
here  would  accelerate  his  work  very  greatly.  It  would  render  a 
splendid  service. 

Lot  and  Church,  Curityba 
$5, ooo 

An  option  has  been  secured  upon  a  lot  facing  one  of  the  best  parks 
in  the  important  city  of  Curityba.  The  request  is  for  only  $5,000 
to  be  used  towards  the  purchase  of  this  lot  and  the  erection  of  the 
church  building.  The  local  church,  though  not  strong,  will  complete 
the  project.  We  ought  to  stop  the  heavy  rent  bill  and  help  provide 
this  church  with  good  quarters. 

Lot  and  Church  Building  at  Campinas 
$5,000 

This  was  one  of  the  first  Stations  occupied  by  Dr.  Bagby,  our 
pioneer  missionary,  in  Brazil.  The  city  has  grown  greatly  in  im- 


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portance,  and  the  church  should  have  a  respectable  building  in  which 
to  worship.  The  $5,000  requested  would  enable  the  church  to  pro¬ 
vide  a  building.  The  need  should  be  met. 

Girls’  School,  Sao  Paulo 
$100,000 

For  several  years  Dr.  and  Mrs.  W.  B.  Bagby  have  been  conducting 
a  very  successful  Girls’  School  in  Sao  Paulo.  In  the  reconstruction 
of  our  educational  plans  for  Brazil  it  has  been  decided  that  this  insti¬ 
tution  should  be  conducted  as  our  leading  Girls’  School  in  Brazil.  It 
is  highly  important  that  the  school  he  properly  equipped.  The  Jud- 
son  Centennial  will  provide  enough  money  for  the  purchase  of  a 
campus.  The  South  Brazil  Mission,  after  carefully  canvassing  the 
whole  situation,  appeals  for  $i 00,000  for  the  erection  and  equipment 
of  a  building  that  will  provide  for  the  needs  of  this  Woman's  College. 
This  is  a  wonderful  opportunity. 

Church  Building  Loan  Fund,  Sao  Paulo  Field 

$5-000 

A  number  of  churches  in  the  Sao  Paulo  District  could  be  encour¬ 
aged  to  erect  their  own  building  by  the  establishment  of  such  a  fund. 

Church  Building  Loan  Fund,  Campos  Field 

$2,000 


The  fine  growth  toward  self-support  and  the  ownership  of  their 


Aquidanana  Baptist  Church,  South  Brazil 

(Built  Entirely  by  Native  Gifts) 


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own  church  buildings  in  this  field  assures  us  that  the  above-named 
Church  Building  Loan  Fund  will  be  an  excellent  missionary  invest¬ 
ment. 


Church  Building,  Friburgo 
$2,000 

Friburgo  is  one  of  the  most  important  towns  in  the  Campos  field. 
It  is  an  enterprising  place,  and  during  the  summer  season  it  is  filled 
with  tourists.  It  is  exceedingly  desirable  that  we  have  a  good  build¬ 
ing  in  this  place.  The  two  thousand  dollars  would  be  supplemented 
by  the  local  church. 


Church  Building,  Nictheroy 
$1,500 

This  amount  is  needed  with  which  to  supplement  two  thousand 
dollars  which  is  provided  for  this  object  in  the  Judson  Centennial 
Fund.  Nictheroy  is  the  capital  of  the  State  of  Rio.  The  church  will 
do  a  liberal  part. 


Victoria  School 
$25,000 

Victoria  is  the  capital  of  the  important  State  of  Espirito  Santo. 
Here  we  have  a  unique  opportunity,  as  our's  is  the  only  denomination 
operating  in  the  State.  We  have  a  school  for  boys  and  girls  at  Vic¬ 
toria  which  has  trained  already  a  good  many  teachers  and  other  native 
workers.  It  should  have  a  plant  that  would  provide  for  two  Board¬ 
ing  Departments  and  a  building  for  class  rooms  and  administration. 
The  need  is  pressing. 

Church  Building,  Bello  Horizonte 
$5,000 

A  lot  has  been  secured  for  the  Bello  Horizonte  Church,  and  the 
amount  requested  here  is  needed  to  aid  the  church  toward  erecting 
a  building.  Bello  Horizonte  is  the  capital  of  the  great  State  of  Minas 
Geraes,  which  is  one  of  the  most  important  States  in  Brazil.  Cer¬ 
tainly  in  this  State  capital  we  ought  to  have  a  good  building  for  our 
church  work. 

Carroll  Memorial  Publishing  House,  Rio  de  Janeiro 

$20,000 

The  Carroll  Memorial  Publishing  House  in  Rio  de  Janeiro  is  a 


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great  institution,  founded  for  the  circulation  of  Christian  literature. 
It  publishes  Sunday  School  periodicals,  religious  papers,  tracts,  etc., 
and  is  a  mighty  agent  for  the  spread  of  the  Gospel.  The  Judson 
Centennial  Fund  has  provided  it  with  a  building  and  very  consider¬ 
able  equipment.  The  money  requested  is  very  urgently  needed  for 
the  expansion  of  the  work.  The  above-named  amount  would  be  ex¬ 
pended  as  follows : 

Colportage,  per  year . $  5,ooo 

Literature  (for  expense  of  translation,  creation 
and  circulation  of  a  great  volume  of  litera¬ 
ture),  per  year .  15,000 

Dormitory  Rio  Baptist  College  and  Seminary 

$40,000 

Rio  Baptist  College  and  Seminary  constitutes  one  of  our  great¬ 
est  mission  opportunities.  It  is  located  in  Rio,  the  capital  of  the  Repub¬ 
lic,  a  city  of  a  million  people.  We  have  recently  acquired  a  most 
beautiful  and  spacious  campus  for  this  school.  Already  the  Admin¬ 
istration  Building  has  been  erected,  and  a  number  of  other  buildings 
are  available.  Included  among  these  is  the  Palace  of  the  Baron  who 
formerly  owned  the  property.  The  school  is  prospering.  One  of  the 
greatest  needs  we  have  at  all  is  for  a  Dormitory,  which  would  cost 
$40,000. 

Residences  for  Five  Missionary  Families 
$25,000 

It  is  very  important  that  we  provide  residences  for  foreign  mis- 


Class  in  Gymnastics,  Rio  Baptist  College,  Rio,  Brazil 


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•nonary  families  who  are  teaching  in  the  school.  We  are  paying  exces¬ 
sive  rents  for  houses  for  these  missionaries  to  live  in  and,  even  so, 
are  not  providing  them  with  satisfactory  quarters.  We  should,  by 
all  means,  have  five  missionary  residences  built  on  this  campus.  These 
residences  would  cost  $5,000  apiece. 

First  Baptist  Church,  Rio  dc  Janeiro 
$100,000 

Due  to  the  fact  that  a  hill  has  been  removed  from  the  very  heart 
of  the  city  of  Rio,  in  order  to  fill  in  the  Harbor,  a  most  desirable 
piece  of  property  has  been  put  on  the  market.  Here,  facing  a  beau¬ 
tiful  park  recently  created,  the  First  Baptist  Church  has  acquired  a 
magnificent  lot.  No  better  location  can  be  found  in  this  great  city. 
In  securing  this  lot  the  church  used  most  of  the  $50,000  given  out  of 
the  Judson  Centennial  toward  this  enterprise.  The  lot  might  have 
been  secured  at  a  low^er  rate  if  the  church  had  been  willing  to  accept 
certain  favors  from  the  Government.  This  it  steadfastly  refused  to 
do  and  manifested  the  true  Baptist  spirit,  even  though  it  had  to  pay 
more  for  the  lot.  Now  it  is  necessary  to  erect  on  this  lot  a  build¬ 
ing  commensurate  with  the  great  plans  of  this  church.  The  building 
proposed  will  be  used  not  only  for  a  church,  but  also  for  a  great  Day 
School.  Our  missionaries  heartily  endorse  the  plan  and  urge  that 
here  is  afforded  us  a  most  unique  and  inviting  opportunity  for  ren¬ 
dering  a  great  service.  The  erection  of  this  building  will  strengthen 
our  w'ork  throughout  Brazil.  The  church  will  supplement  very  con¬ 
siderably  the  amount  here  requested. 

NEW  MISSIONARIES 


Two  families  for  Seminary,  Rio . $7,300 

Single  woman  for  Teacher  Training,  Rio  College,  1,825 

Family  for  evangelistic  work,  Rio .  3,650 

Single  woman  for  Woman’s  Work,  Rio .  1,825 

Family  for  educational  work,  Victoria .  3,650 

Business  Manager,  Publishing  House .  3,650 

Family  for  evangelistic  work,  Sao  Paulo .  3,650 

Single  W  oman.  Sao  Paulo  School .  1,825 


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CHILIAN  MISSION 

PROPERTY  NEEDS 

Bible  Training  School,  Santiago 
$15,000 

While  our  Board  has  only  recently  undertaken  mission  operations 
in  Chile,  Baptist  work  has  been  carried  on  for  several  years.  Already, 
through  the  activity  of  Rev.  W.  D.  T.  MacDonald,  there  have  been 
built  up  twelve  churches,  with  a  membership  of  1,467.  It  is  essen¬ 
tial  that  native  preachers  be  trained  for  the  leadership  of  these 
churches  and  for  the  general  development  of  the  work.  The  Bible 
Training  School  is  a  necessity. 

Girls’  School ,  Concepcion 
$15,000 

In  this  new  field  we  must  begin  early  the  training  of  the  girls.  A 
beginning  for  girls’  school  work  can  be  made  on  the  amount  requested. 
The  school  will  be  located  at  Concepcion. 

Church  Building  Loan  Fund 
$2,000 

The  churches  already  organized  are  in  desperate  need  of  build¬ 
ings  in  which  to  worship.  This  modest  Loan  Fund  would  greatly 
encourage  the  workers  and  make  possible  the  erection  of  a  number 
of  church  buildings. 

NEW  MISSIONARIES 


Family  for  Training  School . $3,400 

Family  for  evangelistic  work .  3.400 

Two  single  women  for  school  work .  3.4°° 


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Yates  Memorial  Academy,  Soochow,  China 


CENTRAL  CHINA  MISSION 

PROPERTY  NEEDS 

Additional  Building  for  Elisa  Yates  Memorial 
Girls’  School,  Shanghai 
$8,000 

The  Eliza  Yates  Girls’  School  was  started  by  Miss  Price  in  1897 
in  Dr.  Bryan’s  barn,  with  five  pupils.  It  has  grown  until  it  now 
enrolls  162  pupils  and  has  one  very  good  building  for  its  work.  This 
building,  however,  is  not  sufficient  for  the  growing  institution.  A 
new  building  is  necessary.  It  is  proposed  to  develop  this  school  into 
a  college  for  young  women.  The  building  requested  is  a  step  in  that 
direction.  This  is  an  urgent  need. 

For  Purchase  of  Land  and  Erection  of  Gymnasium,  Ming 

Jang  Boys'  School,  Shanghai  1 

$8,000  ~1 

We  now  have  to  rent  land  for  the  playground  for  the  boys  in 
Ming  Jang  School.  It  is  necessary  to  secure  more  land  and  erect  a 
shed  upon  it  in  which  physical  exercises  can  be  taken.  If  the  school 
is  to  expand  it  must  have  more  room. 

Normal  School  Buildings  to  Be  Erected  in  Shanghai 

$32,000 

Our  Primary  Schools  are  suffering  for  lack  of  teachers  and  their 


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inability  when  secured  for  this  work.  They  must  be  trained.  Many 
main  stations  and  outstations  are  asking  for  Kindergarteners.  These 
workers  must  be  trained.  Miss  Catharine  Bryan  has  been  trained 
for  the  Kindergarten  and  Primary  Normal  Training  work  and  is 
waiting  for  equipment.  The  women  of  Georgia  propose  to  raise 
$15,000  for  the  equipment  of  the  Kindergarten.  Seventeen  thousand 
dollars  more  will  be  needed  for  other  buildings  and  further  equipment 
for  the  Normal  Department. 

Shanghai  Baptist  College  and  Seminary 
$198,800 

This  College,  located  in  Shanghai,  is  supported  by  both  Northern 
and  Southern  Baptists.  It  is  the  purpose  to  make  this  a  high-grade 
college  and  theological  seminary,  which  will  serve  all  China  for  higher 
training.  Baptists  should  have  one  such  high-grade  institution  in 
China.  We  regret  to  say  that  Southern  Baptists  are  far  behind 
Northern  Baptists  in  their  support  of  this  institution.  Two  hundred 
seventy-one  thousand  six  hundred  dollars  has  already  been  spent  upon 
securing  land  and  equipment.  Of  this  amount  Northern  Baptists 
have  spent  $191,100,  which  is  $110,600  more  than  the  $80,500  Southern 
Baptists  have  given.  For  additional  buildings  and  equipment  there 
is  needed  $287,600.  In  order  to  bring  our  part  up  to  that  given  by 
Northern  Baptists,  we  should  provide  $198,800  toward  the  amount 
itemized  below.  Correspondence  is  solicited  concerning  this  equip¬ 
ment. 


Additional  Plant  Needed : 


Seven  dwellings,  at  $5,200 . $ 

Five  dwellings,  at  $3,200 . 

To  remodel  North  Dormitory  for  six  families 
Two  Academy  Dormitories  and  classrooms  for 

300  students  . 

One  Primary  Building . 

Library  . 

Chapel  . 

Land  Raising . .  . 

Yangtsepoo  Social  Center . 


36,400 

16,000 

800 

48,000 

8,000 

40,000 

32,000 

32,000 

12,800 


Equipment : 


Water  and  Light  Plant .  12,800 

Workship  and  Laundry .  4,000 

Science  Apparatus  .  16,000 


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Books  and  Library  equipment .  16,000 

Cage  and  Athletic  equipment .  4,000 

Sociological  Department  .  800 

Education  Department  . .  1,600 

Seminary  Department  .  800, 

History  Department  .  400 

Astronomy  Department .  800 

English  Department .  400 

Business  Department  .  4.000 

- $  287,600 


Land  and  Residence  for  Missionary,  Soochow 

$5,500 

The  house  which  the  Hamletts  now  occupy  is  needed  for  school 
purposes,  and  it  is  necessary  to  provide  them  with  a  house. 

Building  for  Bing  Hzvo  Jao  Church,  Soochozv 

$5,500 

This  is  one  of  our  strategic  evangelistic  centers  in  Soochow.  The 
plan  is  to  build  a  good  up-to-date  house  which  will  cost  $10,000. 
The  remainder  of  the  money  needed  has  been  given  by  Mrs.  Seaman. 

Land  and  Building  for  East  Gate  Chapel,  Soochozv 

$2,000 

This  work  is  located  in  the  center  of  one  of  the  largest  enter¬ 
prising  suburbs  of  Soochow.  There  is  here  a  great  opportunity  for 
establishing  a  strong  church. 

Equipment  for  Five  Out-Stations.  Soochozv 
$12,000 

There  are  several  large  market  towns  in  which  are  located  weak 
churches  now  occupying  rented  buildings.  Our  plan  is  to  assist  five 
of  the  most  promising  to  secure  simple  but  adequate  houses  of  wor¬ 
ship,  including  pastor’s  quarters.  In  every  case  the  church  will  con¬ 
tribute  a  certain  proportion  of  the  outlay. 

Motor  Launch,  Soochozv 
$1,600 

Most  of  the  roads  in  the  Soochow  section  are  waterways.  A  good 
part  of  the  time  of  the  missionary  must  be  spent  on  slow  and  often 


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unsanitary  house  boats.  If  we  had  a  good  motor  launch,  our  itinerant 
work  could  be  done  more  effectively.  Much  more  time  could  he 
given  to  each  Station  and  the  Stations  could  be  visited  oftener. 

Land  and  Buildings  for  We  Ling  Day  School,  Soochoiv 

$8,000 

This  school  is  for  boys  and  girls  and  is  a  feeder  for  both  Yates 
Academy  and  We  Ling  Girls’  School,  Soochow.  It  is  now  in  a  poorly 
ventilated  rented  house,  with  no  playgrounds  worth  mentioning.  We 
have  all  the  boys  and  girls  in  this  school  for  whom  we  can  provide 
room.  The  school  helps  Yates  Academy  and  the  We  Ling  Girls’ 
School  to  reach  the  neighborhood  for  Christ. 

Bing  Hwo  Jao  Day  School,  Soochoiv 
$8,000 

This  large  Day  School  on  the  Compound  occupied  by  the  Brittons 
should  have  a  building  in  which  it  can  do  its  work  in  a  satisfactory 
and  effective  way. 

For  Completion  of  Yates  Academy  Compound,  Soochow 

$4,000 

One  of  the  most  prosperous  of  our  educational  institutions  in 
China  is  the  Yates  Academy.  It  is  located  well  in  the  heart  of  Soo¬ 
chow.  It  needs  badly  $4,000  with  which  to  purchase  other  land, 
increase  its  efficiency  and  at  the  same  time  protect  itself  from 
undesirable  neighbors. 

Home  for  Evangelistic  Missionary ,  Chinkiang 

$4,800 

Rev.  A.  Y.  Napier  and  family  have  lived  in  China  for  about  thir¬ 
teen  years  and  have  never  had  a  house  of  their  own.  We  should 
secure  for  them  a  place  in  which  to  live. 

Land  for  Enlargement  of  Church,  Chinkiang 

$3,200 

In  the  rear  of  the  church  in  Chinkiang  is  a  property  owned  by 
Chinese  which  is  very  vital  to  our  work.  It  is  necessary  for  us  to 
acquire  this  property  in  order  to  provide  for  proper  church  and  Sun¬ 
day  School  facilities.  The  land  is  now  on  the  market  and  the  oppor¬ 
tunity  for  securing  it  must  not  be  lost. 


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Church  Building,  Chinkiang 
$12,000 

A  modern  church,  with  Sunday  School  facilities,  Chinese  pastor  s 
home,  reading  rooms,  day  and  night  schools  for  boys  and  girls  is 
essential  to  the  work  in  Chinkiang.  Toward  this  object  $4,000  has 
been  provided  by  the  Judson  Centennial  Fund.  It  is  necessary  to 
secure  $12,000  more  in  order  to  complete  this  most  urgently  needed 
church  plant. 

Land  and  Church  Building  for  Second  Baptist  Church ,  Chinkiang 

$4,000 

The  Second  Church,  Chinkiang  City,  is  located  in  a  very  im¬ 
portant  section  and  at  a  long  distance  from  the  other  church.  The 
need  for  a  building  in  this  section  is  very  great.  The  land  will  cost 
$800  and  the  building  $3,200. 

Equipment  for  Out-Stations,  Chinkiang 
$8,000 

There  are  eight  out-stations  in  the  Chinkiang  field.  A  number 
of  these  congregations  are  churchless,  without  homes  for  pastors  or 
rooms  for  school  work.  This  fund  is  needed  to  stimulate  self-support 
and  encourage  the  people  to  erect  church  buildings. 


Flag  Drill,  Eliza  Yates  Girls’  School,  Shanghai,  China 


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The  Needs  of  the 


Reconstruction  of  the  Chinkiang  Boys’  School 

$1,600 

This  amount  would  enable  us  to  reconstruct  the  present  inade¬ 
quate  quarters  for  the  Boys’  School  into  a  serviceable  plant.  The 
need  ought  to  be  met. 

Primary  School  in  Mandarin  Section,  Central  China 
( Location  to  Be  Selected) 

$8,000 

It  has  been  decided  to  have  in  the  Central  China  Mission  a  school, 
taught  in  the  Mandarin  dialect,  for  boys  which  would  be  developed 
into  an  institution  of  the  Middle  School  grade.  It  is  desired  to  start 
this  as  a  Primary  School  and  develop  the  same  into  a  Middle  School. 
The  other  schools  in  the  Central  China  Mission  are  taught  in  the 
Shanghai  dialect.  The  Mandarin-speaking  section  is  immense  and 
must  have  a  school.  The  school  will  probably  be  located  at  Chinkiang. 

Residence  for  Evangelistic  Missionary,  Yangchow 

$4,800 

A  new  missionary  family  is  to  be  sent  to  Yangchow  for  evange¬ 
listic  work,  and  it  is  necessary  to  provide  for  them  a  residence  in 
which  to  live. 


Land  and  Church  Building,  Yangchow 
$9,500 

The  church,  at  present,  is  using  an  old  adapted  tea-house,  which 
does  not  accommodate  the  congregation.  It  is  very  important  that  a 
church  plant,  with  an  auditorium,  class,  school  and  reading  rooms  be 
provided  for  this  promising  church.  In  addition  to  the  above-named 
amount,  the  Judson  Centennial  will  provide  $2,500. 

Motor  Launch  to  Ply  Between  Chinkiang  and  Yangchozv 

$1,600 

Chinkiang  is  fifteen  miles  from  Yangchow  down  the  Grand  Canal, 
across  the  Yangtze  River,  toward  Shanghai.  The  hospitals  and 
schools  serve  both  Stations.  Passing  is  frequent,  and  a  launch  would 
have  preserved  Dr.  Anderson’s  life. 

Equipment  Out-Stations,  Yangchoiv  Field 
$8,000 

At  present  the  nine  homeless  country  churches  around  Yangchow 


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worship  in  Chinese  dwellings,  with  dirt  floors.  We  desire  to  coop¬ 
erate  with  these  churches  in  procuring  suitable  buildings  in  which  to 
carry  on  their  work. 


Girls’  School,  Yang  chow 
$5,500 

This  amount  is  needed  to  supplement  the  $2,500  provided  by  the 
Judson  Centennial  for  this  Girls’  School.  The  school  is  very  much 
crowded.  Nineteen  girls  sleep  in  one  small  dormitory  room.  The 
room  is  too  crowded  to  have  spaces  between  half  the  beds.  The 
present  building  is  in  bad  condition  and  has  been  repaired  and  braced 
in  places.  A  new  building  is  very  urgently  needed. 


Equipment,  Nezv  Station,  Wusih 
$19,200 

Wusih  is  an  enterprising  city  of  200.000  inhabitants.  It  is  the 
center  of  a  thickly  populated  unevangelized  territory.  It  is  one  of 
the  largest  rice  and  cocoon  markets  in  China.  There  is  a  unique 
opportunity  for  Baptist  work  here.  We  are  already  doing  an  exten¬ 
sive  out-station  work  around  Wusih  and  should  take  hold  of  this  new 
field  in  a  vigorous  way  by  locating  a  missionary  on  the  ground  and 
providing  the  following  equipment: 


Land  for  Compound . $6,400 

Church  building  .  8,000 

Residence  for  missionary .  4,800 


For  Opening  Nezv  Station,  Rugao 
$16,800 

The  Central  China  Mission  has  been  for  many  years  eager  to 
occupy  territory  around  Rugao  City,  east  of  Yangchow,  and  the 
above-named  amount  is  now  requested  in  order  that  this  field  may 
be  adequately  occupied.  Rugao  is  a  city  of  100,000  in  a  splendid 
country.  There  are  eighteen  market  towns  in  this  section.  It  is  in 
a  center  of  a  thousand  square  miles,  containing  5,500,000  people.  In 
four  adjoining  counties  we  have  work  already.  This  field  offers  a 
great  opportunity  for  evangelistic,  school  and  hospital  work,  where 
we  were  pioneers  and  where  we  have  five  small  churches.  In  these 
five  counties  we  ought  to  reach  with  the  Gospel  great  hosts  of  people. 
The  above-named  amount  requested  with  which  to  open  this  new 
Station  would  be  distributed  as  follows : 


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Land  for  Compound . $4,800 

Chapel  building .  2,400 

Residence  for  evangelistic  missionary .  4,800 

Residence  for  medical  missionary .  4,800 

NEW  MISSIONARIES 

Single  woman  for  Normal  School,  Shanghai . $1,500 

Family  for  evangelistic  work,  North  Gate,  Shang¬ 
hai  .  3,000 

Family  for  evangelistic  work,  Soochow .  3,000 

Family  for  educational  work,  Soochow .  3, 000 

Single  woman  for  evangelistic  work,  Soochow...  1,500 
Family  for  Mandarin  Middle  School,  Chinkiang.  .  3,000 
Single  woman  for  educational  work,  Chinkiang.  .  1,500 
Single  women  for  evangelistic  work,  Chinkiang.  .  1,500 

Family  for  evangelistic  work,  Yangchow .  3,000 

Single  woman  for  educational  work,  Yangchow..  1,500 

Man  Doctor,  Yangchow .  3,250 

Woman  Doctor,  Yangchow .  1,750 

Three  Trained  Nurses,  Yangchow . 4,800 

Family  for  evangelistic  work,  Wusih .  3,000 

Family  for  evangelistic  work,  Wusih .  3,000 

Doctor  Rugao  .  3,250 

Practical  architect  and  builder,  Central  China 

Mission  .  3,000 


INTERIOR  CHINA  MISSION 

PROPERTY  NEEDS 

Equipment,  City  Compound,  Kaifeng 
$13,500 

One  of  our  finest  opportunities  for  doing  a  great  evangelistic 
work  in  a  great  city  is  on  the  property  already  secured  in  the  center 
of  Kaifeng.  The  multitudes  pass  by  our  doors.  The  missionaries 
are  on  the  ground  ready  to  do  the  work.  The  next  step  is  to  pro¬ 
vide  adequate  equipment  for  the  proper  prosecution  of  this  promis¬ 
ing  work.  The  $13,500  requested  would  be  used  for  the  erection  of 
the  following  buildings  on  the  land  already  secured : 

Boys’  School  Building. .  . 

Girls’  School  Building.  . 

Woman’s  Work  Building 


4,500 

4,500 

4,500 


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Primary  School  Building,  Kaifeng 
$8,000 

In  developing  the  school  work  in  Kaifeng  this  building  is  a  neces¬ 
sity. 

Light  and  Power  Plant,  Kaifeng 
$2,000 

Such  a  plant  is  necessary  for  the  comfort  and  efficiency  of  the 
work  on  the  School  Compound. 

Girls'  School  Building,  Kaifeng 
$10,000 

The  Girls'  School  at  Kaifeng  is  to  be  our  only  school  in  the  In¬ 
terior  China  Mission,  giving  high  school  and  normal  training  for 
women.  It  is  imperative  that  it  have  a  building  to  be  used  for  admin¬ 
istrative  and  recitation  purposes.  The  building  used  at  present  will 
then  be  used  entirely  for  dormitory  purposes  and  will  provide  for 
about  one  hundred  girls.  This  is  one  of  our  immediate  needs. 

Home  for  Single  Women ,  Kaifeng 
$2,400 

The  crowding  of  our  young  women  workers  in  Kaifeng  into  unde¬ 
sirable  quarters  must  be  ended  and  provision  made  for  a  comfortable 
house  for  them. 

Woman’s  Industrial  and  Bible  School  Building,  Kaifeng 

$10,000 

This  money  will  be  used  to  provide  an  Industrial  School  Build¬ 
ing,  which  will  include  a  Day  Nursery,  Kindergarten,  Day  School, 
Industrial  Department,  a  Bible  School  for  Women  and  a  center  for 
women’s  work. 

Residence  for  Evangelistic  Missionary,  Pochow 

$4,000 

A  new  missionary  must  be  sent  to  Pochow  to  reinforce  the  Bos¬ 
tic  families  who  have  labored  so  long  in  that  Station.  It  is  essential 
that  there  be  provided  for  the  new  missionary  a  residence  in  which 
to  live. 

Hospital  Building,  Pochow 
$8,000 

Pochow  is  a  city  of  140,000  people.  It  is  estimated  that  in  this 


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region  there  are  four  million  people.  The  nearest  missionary  doctor 
is  forty  hours  away.  We  must  protect  the  lives  and  health  of  our 
missionaries  here,  as  well  as  prepare  to  minister  to  the  multitudes 
in  this  region. 


Woman's  Hospital  Building,  Chengchow 
$2,800 

We  have  a  men’s  hospital  building  at  Chengchow.  It  is  necessary 
to  build  a  woman’s  hospital  because  we  must  not  neglect  the  medical 
needs  of  the  women. 

Residence  for  Doctor,  Chengchow 
$4,000 

An  additional  doctor  must  be  sent  to  Chengchow  and  a  residence 
must  be  provided  for  him. 

Boys'  School  Building,  Chengchoiv 
$5,000 

In  the  development  of  our  excellent  Boys’  Academy  at  Chengchow 
it  is  necessary  to  provide  a  building. 

Residence  for  Educational  Missionary ,  Chengchoiv 

$2,400 

An  educational  missionary  must  be  sent  to  aid  in  the  work  in 
Chengchow  and  it  is  essential  that  a  residence  be  provided  for  him. 

NEW  MISSIONARIES 

Family  for  Mechanical-Industrial  work,  Kaifeng.  .$3,000 
Family  for  Agricultural-Industrial  work,  Kaifeng,  3,000 


Doctor  for  Kaifeng .  3,250 

Single  Woman  for  School  work,  Kaifeng .  1,500 

Family  Evangelistic  work,  Pochow .  3,000 

Single  Woman  for  School  work,  Pochow .  1,500 

Doctor,  Pochow  .  3,250 

Doctor,  Chengchow  .  3,250 

Single  Woman  for  School  work,  Chengchow .  1,500 


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NORTH  CHINA  MISSION 

PROPERTY  NEEDS 

For  Enlarging  Boys'  School,  Chcfoo 
$2,500 

This  school  has  an  enrollment  of  over  one  hundred  pupils.  There 
is  absolutely  no  room  for  boarders  or  more  day  pupils.  Further 
progress  is  impossible  without  more  buildings.  The  Judson  Centen¬ 
nial  Fund  will  add  $1,500  to  the  above-named  sum. 


Remodeling  Missionary  Residence,  Tcngchozv 

$1,600 

It  is  necessary  to  remodel  what  is  known  as  the  Turner  residence 
for  the  man  in  charge  of  the  Boys’  School.  The  walls  of  this  house 
arc  damp  and  in  its  present  state  of  repair  it  is  not  fit  for  occupation. 

Church  Building  for  Chao  Yuen,  Hzvanghien 

$2,400 

It  is  difficult  to  set  forth  the  extreme  need  of  helping  the  Chinese 
church  at  this  place  to  secure  a  house  of  worship.  The  church  is  a 
small  one,  the  membership  poor,  but  heroic.  They  have  a  fine  field 
in  a  county  seat  thirty  miles  from  Hwanghien.  This  is  an  urgent  need. 

Church  Building,  Hzvanghien  City 
$16,000 

For  thirty  years  missionaries  worked  in  Hwanghien  before  per¬ 
mission  could  be  had  to  even  rent  a  building  in  the  city.  Within 
recent  years  the  door  has  been  opened  and  a  foothold  gained  inside. 
We  now  occupy  a  rented  Chinese  building,  unsuitable  and  expensive. 

I  he  money  requested  would  erect  a  church  building  which  would  be 
run  on  the  institutional  plan. 


Residence  for  Evangelistic  Missionary,  Hzvanghien 

$4,800 

The  evangelistic  worker  for  this  field  must  have  a  place  in  which 
to  live. 


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The  Needs  of  the 


Enlargement  of  the  Girls  School,  Hwanghien 

$9,600 

The  location  and  the  present  building  of  the  Carter  Girls’  School 
are  both  very  poor.  The  building  is  unsafe.  It  is  necessary  to  move 
to  a  new  location.  The  new  building  will  cost  $6,400.  Since  this 
school  is  to  be  one  of  the  Middle  Schools  of  the  North  China  Mission, 
it  is  necessary  to  have  proper  equipment.  The  $3,200  for  this  pur¬ 
pose  is  urgently  needed. 

Equipment  for  Boys  Middle  School,  Hzvanghien 

$3,200 

Since  the  Mission  has  decided  to  make  the  Hwanghien  Boys' 
School  of  the  Middle  School  grade,  it  is  necessary  for  it  to  have  the 
additional  equipment  requested. 

Men’s  Hospital  Building,  Hzvanghien 
$8,000 

\  \ 

The  present  men's  hospital  is  inadequate  to  meet  the  needs.  With 
the  $8,000  requested  the  building  must  be  enlarged  and  made  very 
much  more  useful.  The  need  is  very  urgent.  This  is  our  oldest 
medical  work  in  China. 

Equipment  for  Hospital,  Hzvanghien 
$1,700 

This  amount  of  money  is  needed  for  the  equipment  of  the  new 
building  for  men. 

Residence  for  Doctor,  Hzvanghien 
$4,800 

An  additional  doctor  is  to  be  sent  to  Hwanghien,  and  it  will  be 
necessary  to  provide  him  a  place  of  residence. 

Residence  for  Evangelistic  Missionary,  Lung  K’eo 

$4,800 

A  new  missionary  is  to  be  sent  to  Lung  K’eo  and  will  need  a 
residence. 

Equipment  for  Hospital  in  Laichozv 
$1,700 

We  have  two  hospital  buildings  in  Laichow — one  for  men  and 
one  for  women — but  they  are  poorly  equipped. 


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Hospital  Building  and  Equipment,  Pingtu 
$7,000 

It  is  quite  necessary  to  move  the  present  men’s  hospital  building 
to  higher  and  dryer  ground.  Money  should  be  provided  for  this  pur¬ 
pose  at  once  so  that  it  could  be  erected  in  connection  with  the  woman’s 
hospital  which  is  being  erected.  This  need  requires  very  prompt 
attention.  The  woman’s  hospital  has  been  made  possible  by  the  Jud- 
son  Centennial  Fund. 

Residence  for  Missionary  Doctor,  Pingtu 
$4,800 

An  additional  Doctor  will  be  sent  to  Pingtu.  A  residence  must 
be  provided  for  him. 

Residence  for  Evangelistic  Missionary,  Pingtu 

$4,800 

This  building  is  needed  for  the  new  Evangelistic  Missionary  who 
is  to  be  sent  to  Pingtu. 

For  Development  of  Station,  Taian 
$16,000 

Taian  has  recently  come  under  our  Board  from  the  Gospel  Mis¬ 
sion.  The  Station  is  a  most  promising  one,  if  equipment  is  provided 
promptly.  We  need  a  plot  of  ground,  at  least  five  acres  in  dimen¬ 
sions,  upon  which  we  can  erect  a  chapel,  residences  for  the  mission¬ 
aries,  a  Boys  School  and  a  Girl’s  School  building  and  evangelistic 
quarters  for  men  and  women.  The  need  is  great.  Already  the  Girls’ 
School  has  forty  pupils,  twenty-six  of  whom  are  boarders,  and  the 
Boys’  School  is  a  necessity.  The  money  requested  would  be  expended 
as  follows : 


Land  for  Compound . $4,000 

Walls  around  land .  1,600 

Girls’  School  building .  3,200 

Boys’  School  building .  3,200 

Residence  for  evangelistic  missionary .  4,000 


Boys’  Intermediate  School,  Laiyang 
$4,000 

The  equipment  for  this  Station  is  almost  nothing.  We  have  been 


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The  Needs  of  the 


renting  for  this  school,  but  the  quarters  are  very  unsatisfactory, 
while  the  school  itself  grows  in  numbers  and  needs.  It  is  in  great 
need  of  a  building. 

Building  for  Girls’  School,  Laiyang 
$4,000 

The  work  in  this  school  must  be  built  up  from  the  ground.  Equip¬ 
ment  is  necessary. 

Residence  for  a  Missionary,  Laiyang 
$4,800 

The  Laiyang  Station  is  in  great  need  of  a  family  for  school  and 
evangelistic  work.  Dr.  and  Mrs.  Hearn  are  there  alone  and  need 
help.  This  residence  is  necessary  when  the  new  missionary  is  sent. 

Land  and  Residence  for  Missionary,  Tsingtao 

$6,400 

The  city  of  Tsingtao  has  sprung  into  world  notoriety  during  the 
recent  war.  It  is  a  very -important  port.  We  have  for  many  years 
had  a  church  there.  Many  young  men  of  our  churches  and  schools 
in  the  interior  go  to  Tsingtao  for  business  reasons.  It  is  a  growing 
city,  with  the  best  harbor  on  the  Shantung  Coast,  and  with  railroad 
facilities.  We  must  place  an  evangelistic  missionary  there,  and  he 
will,  of  course,  need  a  residence. 

Hospital  Building ,  Tsingtao 
$24,000 

Money  is  needed  to  build  a  first-class  hospital  in  this  great  city. 
There  is  no  Mission  Hospital  there.  The  need  is  apparent. 

Two  Missionary  Residences  for  Tsi  King  Chozv 

$9,600 

In  this  great  city,  second  in  size  only  to  the  capital  of  the  Prov¬ 
ince,  and  one  of  the  commercial  centers  in  both  old  and  new  China, 
we  have  never  had  a  missionary  located.  A  thousand  Christians,  with 
no  training,  are  pleading  for  a  shepherd  to  lead  them.  There  are 
nearly  six  hundred  Christians  in  the  four  churches  at  Tsi  Ning  Chow 
and  500  more  in  the  five  churches  to  the  east,  which  can  be  looked 
after  from  this  city.  This  work  was  started  by  the  Native  Home 


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Mission  Board  and  has  outgrown  the  Board.  Two  families  can  run 
the  school  and  evangelistic  work.  They,  of  course,  would  need  resi¬ 
dences. 

Land  and  Missionary  Residence ,  Dalny 
$6,400 

We  have,  for  a  long  time,  had  work  in  Manchuria,  China.  It  is 
a  wonderfully  open  field  and  needs  supervision.  One  of  our  present 
missionary  force  will  probably  be  transferred  to  this  field  soon.  It 
is  almost  impossible  to  rent  a  building,  so  it  is  necessary  to  provide 
him  with  a  residence. 

Missionary  Residence  and  Student  Center,  Tsinanfu 

$16,000 

This  is  the  capital  city  of  Shantung.  In  it;  are  thousands  of  students 
in  Government  and  Christian  schools.  Many  of  our  own  students  go 
there.  This  plant  is  greatly  needed,  and  will  be  a  great  asset  to  our 
work.  We  will  need  a  residence  for  our  missionary  and  a  building 
which  will  be  used  for  a  student  center.  This  is  a  unique  oppor¬ 
tunity.  The  money  will  be  used  as  follows : 


Residence  for  missionary. . $6,400 

Student  Center  .  9,600 


Equipment  for  Willingham  College,  North  China 

$84,400 

It  has  been  decided  to  have  a  combined  educational  institution  for 
North  China,  which  will  have  Middle  School,  Junior  College,  Normal 
and  Kindergarten  Training  School,  Woman’s  Bible  Training  School, 
Industrial  School,  Girls’  Middle  School  and  Theological  Seminary,  in 
a  point  in  the  North  China  Mission  soon  to  be  fixed  upon.  By  this 
combination  of  effort,  it  is  hoped  very  much  more  efficient  work  in  the 
various  departments  named  can  be  done  and  the  institution  run  on  a 
very  economical  basis.  Such  an  institution  will  perform  a  far-reach¬ 
ing  service  in  our  North  China  Mission  field.  The  Judson  Centen¬ 
nial  has  already  provided  some  buildings  and  equipment  necessary 
for  this  school.  In  addition  to  the  amount  provided  by  the  Judson 
Centennial,  the  following  is  urgently  needed : 

Land  for  campus . $24,000 

Indoor  equipment  (benches,  class  rooms  and  lab¬ 
oratories)  .  12.000 

Outdoor  equipment  (fences,  outbuildings,  etc.)..  4,000 


3^ 


The  Needs  of  the 


Six  residences  (foreign  members  of  the  Faculty),  24,000 

Building  for  Girls’  Middle  School .  8,000 

Buildings  and  equipment  Theological  Seminary 
(in  addition  to  amount  provided  by  Judson 
Centeninal  Fund)  .  10,000 

NEW  MISSIONARIES 

Family  for  Boys’  School,  Chefoo . $3,000 

Single  Woman  for  Evangelistic  work,  Chefoo.  .  .  .  1,500 

Family  for  Boys’  School,  Tengchow .  3,000 

Single  Woman  for  Nursing  and  Evangelistic  work, 

Tengchow  .  1,600 

Family  for  Evangelistic  work,  Hwanghien .  3,000 

Single  Woman  for  Evangelistic  work,  Hwanghien,  1,500 

Man  for  Medical  work,  Hwanghien .  3,250 

Trained  Nurse  for  Hwanghien .  1,600 

Family  for  Boys’  School,  Hwanghien .  3,000 

Single  Woman  for  Girls’  School,  Hwanghien....  1,500 

Man  for  Medical  work,  Laichow .  3,250 

Two  Trained  Nurses,  Laichow .  3,200 

Family  for  Boys’  School,  Laichow .  3,000 

Man  for  Medical  work,  Pingtu .  3,250 

Trained  Nurse,  Pingtu .  1,600 

Family  for  Boys’  School,  Laiyang .  3,000 

Single  Woman  for  Girls’  School,  Laiyang .  1,500 

Family  for  Boys’  School,  Taian .  3,000 

Single  Woman  for  Girls’  School,  Taian .  1,500 

Two  Families  for  Tsi  Ning  Chow .  6,000 

Single  Woman  for  Tsi  Ning  Chow .  1,500 

Family  for  Student  work,  Tsinanfu .  3,000 

Family  for  Evangelistic  work,  Lung  K’eo .  3,000 

Family  for  Evangelistic  work,  Tsingtao .  3,000 

Man  for  Medical  work,  Tsingtao .  3,250 

Family  for  Junior  College  work,  Willingham  Col¬ 
lege  .  3,000 

Family  for  Vocational  Training,  Willingham  Col¬ 
lege  .  3,000 

Family  for  Evangelistic  work,  Dalny .  3,000 


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PAKHOI  CHINA  MISSION 

PROPERTY  NEEDS 


Compound,  Pakhoi 
$7,50° 

Pakhoi  is  our  newest  Mission  in  China  and  should  have  aid  as 
soon  as  possible,  in  order  to  put  it  on  its  feet.  We  should  have 
land  for  a  Compound,  a  residence  for  the  missionary  and  a  chapel 
in  which  he  would  do  his  work.  The  money  requested  would  be  dis¬ 


tributed  as  follows : 

Land  for  Compound . $2,500 

Church  building  .  5.000 

NEW  MISSIONARIES 

Family  for  Educational  work .  $3,000 


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The  Needs  of  the 


China  Baptist  Publication  Society,  Canton,  China 


SOUTH  CHINA  MISSION 

PROPERTY  needs 

Church  Building  on  Compound  at  Canton 
$36,000 

The  present  Church  building  does  not  accommodate  even  the  stu¬ 
dent  body  of  one  thousand,  which  is  rapidly  increasing.  We  need  a 
building  that  will  seat  three  thousand  people,  thus  enabling  us  to 
provide  for  the  large  student  body  and  for  reaching  many  people 
who  are  building  rapidly  in  our  community.  This  request  stands  out 
as  one  of  the  great  needs  of  our  South  China  Mission.  The  Chinese 
will  contribute  twelve  thousand  dollars,  in  addition. 

North  Gate  Chapel,  Canton 
$2,000 

People  in  this  community  are  Hakkas  and  the  students  from  the 
Hakka  Department  of  Graves  Seminary  use  this  place  as  a  center  for 
evangelistic  work.  Hence  its  importance,  not  only  for  reaching  the 
community  with  the  Gospel,  but  as  a  practical  training  station  for 
our  Theological  students. 

Administration  Building  for  Girls  ( Pool  To)  High 

School,  Canton 
$22,000 

Our  educational  work  for  girls  in  South  China  heads  up  in  the 
Pooi  To  Girls’  High  School.  This  building,  therefore,  would  serve  all 
South  China  for  High  School  work  for  girls.  It  is  exceedingly  im¬ 
portant  that  this  leading  School  should  have  an  adequate  class  room 
and  administration  building  for  its  work. 


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Dormitory  for  Girls  ( Pooi  To)  High  School,  Canton 

$15,000 

Class  rooms  are  not  enough.  The  girls  must  have  a  place  in  which 
to  live  while  in  school.  Hence  this  necessary  request. 

Normal  School  Buildings,  Pool  To  Girls’  School,  Canton 

$26,400 

One  of  our  greatest  needs  is  for  trained  teachers  to  work  in 
schools  connected  with  our  country  chapels.  The  Normal  School  will 
enable  us  to  supply  this  need.  The  students  are  ready  to  fill  the 
buildings. 

Building  for  Woman's  Missionary  Training  School,  Canton 

$5,600 

The  South  China  Mission  has  founded  a  Woman’s  Missionary 
Training  School  after  the  fashion  of  the  Woman's  Missionary  Train¬ 
ing  School  in  Louisville,  Ky.  A  large  part  of  the  work  wall  be  done 
in  connection  with  Graves  Theological  Seminary,  but  those  women 
must  have  a  building  in  which  to  live  and  do  their  work.  From  this 
institution  will  come  in  the  future  many  efficient  Bible  women. 

Gymnasium  and  Dining  Room ,  Graves  Theological 
Seminary,  Canton 
$  1 1,200 

This  building  is  an  urgent  and  important  need.  The  Judson  Dormi¬ 
tory  will  soon  be  completed,  but  no  provision  has  been  made  for  a 
Dining  Room.  Since  for  several  months  of  the  school  year  it  is  too 
wet  in  Canton  for  outdoor  exercise,  a  Gymnasium  is  much  needed 
to  aid  in  keeping  up  the  health  and  vigor  of  our  students.  The 
physically  strong  are  mentally  alert. 

For  Development  of  Work,  China  Baptist  Publication 

Society,  Canton 
(Annually)  $15,500 

This  Publication  Society  is  our  great  agent  for  the  distribution  of 
the  Word  of  God  and  Giristian  literature  in  China.  It  has  a  splendid 
plant  in  Canton  and  is  rendering  a  missionary  service  of  the  first 
importance.  Its  field  is  unlimited,  its  opportunities  unparalleled.  In 
addition  to  the  sum  that  is  now  being  annually  spent  upon  this  Society, 
we  need  the  above-named  sum  distributed  as  follows: 


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The  Needs  of  the 


For  printing  and  circulating  the  Scriptures,  an¬ 
nually  . $8,000 

Salaries  of  Chinese  Translators  and  Writers,  an¬ 
nually  .  5,000 

Campaign  of  Education  and  Indoctrination,  an¬ 
nually  .  2,500 

Residence  for  Evangelistic  Missionary,  San  Wooi 

$3,500 

We  have  already  asked  the  missionaries  in  this  field  to  live  too 
long  in  cramped  Chinese  quarters.  They  must  be  given  a  comfortable 
house  in  which  to  live. 

Hospital,  Kiveilin 
$16,000 

Dr.  Mewshaw  and  his  native  co-worker,  Dr.  Ngeo,  have  developed 
the  medical  work  in  Kweilin  to  such  a  point  that  a  hospital  is  neces¬ 
sary.  Dr.  Mewshaw  has  acquired  the  language  and  is  now  ready  to 
render  full  service.  It  is  hardly  possible  to  find  a  place  where  a 
more  far-reaching  medical  service  can  be  rendered  than  through  a 
hospital  in  Kweilin. 

Residence  for  Evangelistic  Missionary,  Wuchow 

$3,500 

A  new  missionary  must  be  sent  to  Wuchow  to  help  in  the  evan¬ 
gelistic  work.  This  new  missionary  will  need  a  residence  at  once. 

Hospital,  Wuchow 
$3  5, ooo 

We  have  at  Wuchow  one  of  the  greatest  medical  opportunities 
to  be  found  anywhere.  This  Hospital  will  serve  a  vast  population, 
and  when  the  building  is  completed  will  not  only  be  self-supporting, 
but  will  contribute  largely  to  the  evangelistic  work  in  that  region. 
The  foundation  and  first  story  of  the  building  have  been  erected,  and 
it  will  be  a  great  pity  for  the  construction  work  to  be  discontinued. 
Many  patients  are  now  being  turned  away  for  lack  of  room.  This 
need  is  critically  urgent. 

Land  and  Residence  for  Evangelistic  Missionary,  Nanning 

$10,000 

Nanning  is  the  capital  of  Kwong  Si  Province  and  provides  a  splen¬ 
did  opportunity  for  church  and  school  work.  It  is  the  purpose  of 
our  South  China  Mission  to  open  this  as  a  new  Station  as  soon  as 
possible,  and  the  above  amount  is  needed  to  start  the  work. 


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NEW  MISSIONARIES 

Music  Teacher,  Girls’  School,  Canton . $  i,5°° 

Kindergartener,  Canton  .  i,5°° 

Two  Families  for  Educational  work,  Boys’ 

School,  Canton  .  6,000 

Family  for  Hakka  Department,  Graves  Theo¬ 
logical  Seminary .  3>°°0 

Six  new  Missionaries  to  take  place  of  six  mis¬ 
sionaries  to  be  selected  from  the  four  Mis¬ 
sions  and  assigned  to  Literary  work  in  con¬ 
nection  with  China  Baptist  Publication  Society,  18,000 


Single  Woman,  Evangelistic  work,  Kweilin .  L5°° 

Family  for  Boys’  School  work,  Kweilin .  3,000 

Woman  Doctor  for  Hospital,  Kweilin .  1,500 

Family  for  Evangelistic  work,  Wuchow .  3,000 

Two  Doctors,  Wuchow  Hospital .  6,000 

Single  Woman,  Girls’  School,  Yingtak .  1,500 

Kindergartener,  Yingtak  .  1,500 

Family  for  Evangelistic  work,  Yingtak .  3,000 

Single  Woman  for  Evangelistic  work,  Yingtak.  .  1,500 

Doctor  for  Hospital,  Yingtak .  3,000 

Family  for  Evangelistic  work,  Kong  Moon .  3,000 

Family,  Evangelistic  work,  Nanning .  3,000 

Single  Woman  for  Evangelistic  work,  Shiu  Hing.  1,500 


Baptist  Boys’  School  (in  front),  Government  Boys’  School  (in  back¬ 
ground),  Wuchow,  China 

(An  Instructive  Contrast) 


38 


The  Needs  of  the 


EUROPEAN  MISSIONS 

PROPERTY  NEEDS 

Lot,  Chapel  and  Pastor’s  Quarters,  Florence 

$25,000 

This  city  of  200,000,  one  of  the  greatest  art  centers  in  Italy,  holds 
a  place  second  in  importance  only  to  Rome  itself.  It  is  vain  to  hope 
for  very  great  success  in  missionary  effort  in  a  rented  hall  in  a  cul¬ 
tured  city  like  this.  A  neat  chapel  would  give  our  work  here  a 
tremendous  impetus.  For  $25,000  we  can  buy  a  lot  and  erect  on  it  a 
chapel  and  quarters  for  the  pastor. 

Land  and  Building  for  Theological  Seminary,  Rome 

$85,000 

Now  that  the  war  is  over,  we  expect  to  put  our  Theological  Sem¬ 
inary  again  into  full  operation.  The  new  day  requires  trained  men 
to  meet  its  needs.  Never  was  a  Theological  Seminary  in  Rome  more 
necessary.  We  should  face  the  fact  that  it  is  impossible  to  accom¬ 
plish  the  work  we  want  to  do  in  this  Seminary  without  ample  quarters. 
We  ought  to  erect  in  Rome  a  great  building  that  would  impress  itself 
upon  the  community.  When  we  think  of  the  city  in  which  the  insti¬ 
tution  is  located  and  the  problems  it  has  to  face,  the  amount  here  re¬ 
quested  is  very,  very  modest.  This  need  ought  to  be  met  promptly. 

Completion  of  Church  Building ,  Prague,  Bohemia 

$12,000 

Before  the  war  property  had  been  acquired  in  Prague,  and  the 
local  church  had  assumed  large  obligations.  Out  of  the  Judson  Cen¬ 
tennial  Fund  $3,000  was  sent  to  help  the  church  in  erecting  its  build¬ 
ing.  The  war  interfered  with  the  operations.  It  is  necessary  now 
that  the  building  be  completed,  and  we  must  have  the  $12,000  here 
requested  with  which1  to  do  this  work.  This  is  a  most  important  and 
a  most  vital  need. 


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Japan  Baptist  Convention  at  Kumamoto  Baptist  Church,  Japan 


JAPAN  MISSION 

PROPERTY  needs 

Land,  Chapel  and  Residence  for  Missionary ,  Nagasaki 

.  $11,500 

Surely,  in  the  greatest  seaport  of  Japan,  we  ought  to  have  a  respec¬ 
table  church  and,  in  addition,  a  comfortable  house  in  which  the  mis¬ 
sionary  in  charge  of  the  Station  can  live.  Of  the  amount  requested 
above,  $6,500  is  needed  to  supplement  $2,500  already  provided  in  the 
Judson  Centennial  Fund  for  the  Church.  The  remaining  $5,000 
would  be  used  for  the  purchase  of  land  and  the  erection  of  a  mis¬ 
sionary  residence. 


Land  and  Chapel,  Koknra 
$3,000 

In  Kokura  for  a  long  time  the  church  has  used  a  remodeled  Jap¬ 
anese  building,  which  is  too  small,  too  dark  and  in  need  of  repair. 
Recently  the  old  quarters  were  sold  for  $4,700,  and  we  are  requesting 


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$3,000  to  supplement  that  received  from  the  sale  of  the  old  property, 
in  order  that  a  good  church  building  may  he  erected  on  land  we 
already  own  near  our  missionary  residence. 

Land  and  Residence,  Yawata 
$5,000 

Yawata  is  a  great  industrial  city.  The  Government  Steel  Mills  are 
located  here.  The  members  of  the  Church  are  awake  and  need 
encouragement.  They  will  raise  a  considerable  sum  to  supplement 
the  above-named  amount.  This  need  should  be  met  at  once. 

Land  and  Chapel  Building,  W akamatsu 
$5,000 

It  is  said  that  ten  thousand  boats  make  their  home  in  the  Bay 
of  Wakamatsu.  It  is  one  of  the  greatest  coal  markets  in  the  w'orld. 
Calder  Willingham  was  greatly  devoted  to  this  field.  The  enterpris¬ 
ing  church  is  altogether  worthy  of  the  encouragement  here  requested. 

Laud  and  Chapel,  Kure 
$5,000 

Kure  has  a  population  of  125,000.  It  is  one  of  the  three  im¬ 
portant  naval  bases  in  Japan.  Here  the  largest  Battle  Ships  in  Japan 
are  built.  Last  summer  a  prominent  factory  owner  was  converted, 
and  immediately  after  his  baptism  he  deposited  in  the  bank  $250  as 
a  contribution  toward  building  a  chapel.  This  is  the  largest  contribu¬ 
tion  ever  made  by  a  Japanese  for  the  support  of  our  work.  The 
chapel  building  requested  is  very  urgently  needed. 

Land  and  Chapel,  Omuta 
$5,000 

Omuta  is  a  very  important  city  in  the  Kumamoto  region,  with  a 
population  of  over  50,000.  The  work  is  new  and  difficult.  There 
is  great  need  of  the  land  and  chapel  requested. 

Kindergarten,  Kagoshima 
$2,000 

This  modest  sum  would  provide  kindergarten  equipment  in  the 
important  city  of  Kagoshima.  The  opportunity  for  service  through 
this  kindergarten  is  very  great. 


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Missionary  Home,  Kagoshima 
$4,000 

The  Medling  family  is  living  in  a  rented  Japanese  house.  When 
money  was  available  for  the  work  in  Kagoshima  Station  they  put  it 
into  a  church  building.  A  mission  residence  should  be  built  for  this 
Station. 


Kindergarten,  Sasebo 
$2,000 

A  kindergarten  would  greatly  strengthen  and  encourage  the  con¬ 
gregation  in  Sasebo.  The  church  is  of  a  character  that  would  make 
it  use  helpfully  this  equipment.  This  city  is  one  of  the  great  naval 
ports  of  Japan. 


Evangelistic  Plant — Land,  Chapel,  Missionary  Residence 
and  Parsonage,  Hakata 
$15, ooo 

Hakata  is  the  business  section  of  Fukuoka.  It  is  very  urgently 
desired  to  build  an  evangelistic  plant  in  this  section,  which  may  be 
used  for  night  school,  kindergarten  and  preaching  place.  Here  also 
would  be  erected  houses  for  the  pastor  of  the  church  and  for  the 
resident  missionary.  The  purpose  is  to  have  preaching  every  eve¬ 
ning,  making  extensive  use  of  the  students  in  our  proposed  Theological 
Seminary.  This  would  provide  them  with  needed  experience  and 
training  for  evangelistic  work. 


For  Development,  Boys'  School,  Fukuoka 
$49,250 

We  have  an  excellent  Boys’  Academy  at  Fukuoka,  which  must 
be  developed  as  the  central  school  to  take  care  of  our  educational 
work  for  boys  in  Japan.  There  must  be  added  several  years  to  the 
course  this  school  is  now  providing.  We  must  do  this  in  order  to  pre¬ 
pare  properly  our  ministerial  students,  and  at  the  same  time  we  can 
be  educating  Christian  laymen.  At  Fukuoka  also  is  to  be  located  the 
Theological  Seminary.  To  take  care  of  these  schools  we  must  add 
at  least  four  more  acres  to  the  present  campus.  We  have  in  hand 
$12,500  for  land  for  the  Seminary.  To  this  we  must  add  $12,500 
more  in  order  to  secure  the  land  needed  for  these  two  schools.  The 
$30,000  requested  for  the  main  building  for  the  Boys’  School  must  be 


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provided  by  March,  1920.  It  is  hardly  possible  to  overemphasize  the 
necessity  of  having  at  Fukuoka  a  first-class  school  of  the  character 
here  outlined.  The  amount  requested  for  the  development  of  this 
school  will  be  expended  as  follows : 

To  pay  half  the  cost  of  four  additional  acres  of 


land  . $12,500 

Main  School  Building,  Boys’  School .  30,000 

Science  Building,  Boys’  School .  3>°°° 

Enlargement  Boys’  School  Gymnasium .  2,000 

Residence  for  Principal,  Boys’  Academy .  750 

Wall  in  front  of  Boys’  School  buildings .  1,000 


Girls’  School,  Kumamoto 
$7, 5°° 

It  will  be  necessary  to  supplement  the  sum  raised  in  the  Judson 
Centennial  Fund  with  the  $7,500  requested  here.  The  Judson  Cen¬ 
tennial  Fund  will  provide  the  land  and  $12,500  on  buildings,  but  it 
will  be  necessary  to  have  $7,500  more  in  order  to  put  up  the  build¬ 
ings  necessary  for  the  opening  of  the  school.  This  Girls’  School  is 
a  new  enterprise  and  is  of  prime  importance  to  our  missionary  work 
in  Japan. 

Evangelistic  Plant,  Tokyo 
$40,000 

While  we  were  cooperating  with  our  Northern  Baptist  brethren 
in  conducting  a  Theological  Seminary  in  Tokyo,  our  missionaries  in¬ 
augurated  a  prosperous  evangelistic  work  in  that  great  city.  The 
Mission  is  very  decidedly  of  the  opinion  that  we  should  continue 
our  work  in  the  capital.  A  great  many  of  our  members  from  the 
Kyushu  field,  far  to  the  South,  go  to  Tokyo.  These  should  be  looked 
after.  Besides,  Tokyo  is  one  of  the  greatest  cities  in  the  Orient,  and 
our  cause  will  be  greatly  strengthened  by  developing  an  evangelistic 
work  in  the  capital  of  the  Empire.  It  will  be  necessary  to  provide 
the  missionary  with  a  home,  a  chapel  and  a  Student  Hostel.  There  is 
opportunity  for  far-reaching  service  in  conducting  a  student  home 
under  Baptist  influence.  The  $40,000  requested  for  this  Tokyo  enter¬ 


prise  would  be  used  as  follows : 

For  land . $12,500 

Residence  for  Missionary .  5,000 

Church  Building .  10,000 

Student  Hostel  .  12,500 


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NEW  MISSIONARIES 


Family,  Evangelistic  work,  Kokura . $3,000 

Family,  Evangelistic  work,  Kumamoto .  3,000 

Family,  Evangelistic  work,  Hiroshima .  3, 000 

Family,  Evangelistic  work,  Yamaguchi .  3,000 

Family,  Evangelistic  work,  Sasebo .  3,000 

Two  families  for  Educational  work,  Fukuoka.  . .  .  6,000 
Single  Woman  for  Music  and  Domestic  Science.  .  1,500 
Kindergartener  for  Girls’  School .  1,500 


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The  Needs  of  the 


MEXICAN  MISSION 

PROPERTY  NEEDS 

High  School  and  Theological  Training  School,  Aguas  Calientes 

$25,000 

The  Northern  and  Southern  Baptists  are  conducting  now  a  very 
successful  and  satisfactory  Bible  Training  School  in  Saltillo.  Even 
under  the  present  trying  circumstances  in  Mexico  this  school  is  suc¬ 
ceeding  splendidly.  It  is  proposed  to  locate  the  school  at  Aguas  Cali¬ 
entes,  which  will  put  it  within  easy  reach  of  the  men  of  both  Missions. 
There  we  will  have,  in  addition  to  the  Bible  School,  a  High  School 
for  the  literary  training  of  the  young  men.  A  plant  is  necessary, 
our  share  of  which  will  be  the  amount  here  requested. 


Boys’  School,  Toluca 
$5,000 

It  has  been  decided  to  have  several  Boys’  Schools  of  the  Grammar 
School  grade,  from  which  will  come  many  students  who  will  take  the 
higher  training  in  the  High  School  and  Bible  Training  School.  One 
of  these  schools  is  to  be  located  at  Toluca,  where  already  we  have 
done  successful  school  work. 


Church  Building,  Toluca 
$5,000 

The  church  we  are  now  using  in  Toluca  is  very  badly  located. 
We  are  in  great  need  of  a  church  building  in  that  city,  which  is  the 
capital  of  the  State  of  Mexico.  It  is  probable  that  a  building  will  be 
available  quite  soon,  which  will  be  just  the  thing  for  our  church.  We 
should  be  in  position  to  take  advantage  of  our  opportunity. 


Church  Building,  Guadalajara 
$5,000 

Something  should  be  done  towards  providing  better  church  facili¬ 
ties  at  Guadalajara.  The  building  we  now  use  is  inadequate  and  unat¬ 
tractive.  It  is  necessary  that  we  provide  a  house  in  order  to  take 
better  care  of  our  work  in  this,  in  many  respects,  the  most  attractive 
city  of  Mexico. 


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Church  Building ,  Atoyac 
$2,500 

We  have  a  promising  work  at  Atoyac  that  would  be  greatly  en¬ 
larged  and  helped  if  the  $2,500  here  requested  could  be  provided  for 
the  purchase  of  a  lot  and  used  toward  the  erection  of  a  church.  The 
pastor  here  has  made  great  sacrifices  in  order  to  provide  for  a  place 
of  worship.  We  ought  to  meet  his  spirit  and  help  him  put  the  church 
on  its  feet. 

Girls’  School,  Saltillo 
$10,000 

It  will  be  necessary  to  reconstruct  our  school  work  for  girls  in 
Mexico.  In  this  reconstruction,  which  we  hope  can  take  place  quite 
soon,  we  must  have  at  least  one  good  Girls’  School.  This  school  will 
be  located  at  Saltillo.  The  school  property  we  own  at  Saltillo  has 
been  commandeered  by  the  Government  and  greatly  abused.  The 
amount  here  requested,  and  probably  more,  will  be  needed. 

Mexican  Baptist  Publishing  House 
$25,000 

Our  Mexican  Baptist  Publishing  House  has  been  moved  tempor¬ 
arily  to  El  Paso,  Texas,  where  it  is  doing  an  excellent  work.  As  soon 
as  conditions  settle  in  Mexico  the  House  will  be  moved  back  within 
Mexican  territory.  Whether  the  House  remains  at  El  Paso  or  is 
moved  back  into  Mexico,  it  needs  for  equipment  $12,500.  In  addi¬ 
tion  to  this,  we  need  very  greatly  $12,500  to  produce  and  circulate 
Christian  literature.  There  is  a  wonderful  opportunity  for  pressing 
a  literature  campaign  at  the  present  time. 


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The  Needs  of  the 


SUMMARY  OF  NEEDS 

9 

The  needs  enumerated  above  total : 


For  property . $1,872,750 

For  197  new  missionaries .  308,250 


$2,181,000 

The  annual  maintenance  of  the  work .  2,000,000 

- $4,181,000 

The  $2,000,000  annual  maintenance  fund  for  this  year  would  in¬ 
clude  $55,000  for  new  work,  $50,000  for  reconstruction  work  in 
Europe,  the  current  support  of  the  work  in  all  fields  and  a  provision 
of  $50,000  for  certain  emergencies  which  are  sure  to  arise  out  of 
changing  conditions  during  the  year. 


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